Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patriline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-tri-line
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, patri- + line.

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₂-

Inflected Forms

patrilines (plural)

Derived Forms

patrilineal patrilineally

Synonyms

fatherline

Antonyms

matriline

Questions

What does patriline mean?: A line of descent from a male ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are fathers.
Where does patriline come from?: Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”) + linea (“line”). By surface analysis, patri- + line.

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